About the Long Beach Oil Field

Information about oil fields and oil wells in and around
Long Beach, Southern California.

Long Beach Oil Field

The Long Beach Oil Field is located in Southern
California,within the city of Long Beach and the
city of Signal Hill. It was discovered in 1921
and was one of the most productive oil fields
in the world during the 1920's. In 1923 it
produced more then 68 million barrels of oil
and the field had hundreds of oil dericks
operating on Signal Hill and adjacent areas of
Long Beach.

Wilmington Oil Field

The Wilmington Oil Field is the largest contiguous
oil field in the United States and it is expected
to ultimately produce up to 3 billion barrels of oi8l.
The field is about thirteen miles long and 3 miles wide
and it extends from the harbor community of San Pedro
to offshore Seal Beach. More then 6,000 oil wells
have been drilled to access the oil in the Wilmington
Oil Field.